This is right on the border between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh in the Lachin corridor… I thought it was quite photogenic: Continue reading
Category Archives: Nagorno-Karabakh
The Landscapes Of Nagorno-Karabakh
Known by the name Artsakh to its inhabitants and to Armenians, the alternative name Nagorno-Karabakh dates from the Khanate of Karabakh’s formal entry to the Russian Empire in 1813 – Nagorno being Russian for ‘mountainous’. Karabakh is Turkish for ‘black garden’. Nagorno-Karabakh is inhabited by ethnic Armenians, the language of Nagorno-Karabakh is Armenian and even the … Continue reading
The Nagorno-Karabakh War: On The Front Lines
A burned-out armored personnel carrier on the front lines of the Nagorno-Karabakh War: So, what was the Nagorno-Karabakh War all about? Below, I present to you… A History Of The Nagorno-Karabakh War Populated for centuries by Christian Armenian and Turkic Azeris, Nagorno-Karabakh became part of the Russian empire in 1805 when it was annexed from … Continue reading
Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh
On the north side of Stepanakert is the statue, pictured below, which has become the unofficial symbol of Nagorno-Karabakh (it was even on my visa)… This creation by the sculptor Sargis Baghdasarian in Soviet times, is called We are our mountains. Supposedly looking like an elderly couple with peaked skulls, the statue is intended to … Continue reading
Visiting Aghdam (Agdam)
Northeast of Stepanakert, on the de facto border with Azerbaijan, lie the ruins of the city of Aghdam (also known as Agdam and Ağdam) which once had a population estimated at up to 50,000 to 150,000, depending on whose numbers you believe. Aghdam used to be a part of Azerbaijan, but ended up on the … Continue reading
Goats In Nagorno-Karabakh
There’s a certain enlightened demographic that will appreciate this post more than others… Contrary to the typical Eastern European experience, the people of Nagorno-Karabakh were universally friendly and generous. And the high number of goats in the region is an additional testament to the fine character of this population. Continue reading
Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh
I can honestly say that I have never visited a town like Shushi before… By the way, Shusha is the Azeri name for this town whose majority population for most of the past century (until the most recent war) was actually Azeri; it is the Armenians that call it Shushi. The town used to possess … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 